Paul LePage

Paul LePage (9 October 1948-) was Governor of Maine from 5 January 2011, succeeding John Baldacci. LePage was a member of the US Republican Party, and he prioritized eliminating the income tax, fighting illegal drugs, and forming charter schools.

Biography
Paul LePage was born on 9 October 1948 in Lewiston, Maine to a poor family descended from French Canadians. At the age of eleven, he ran away from his abusive father and stayed at strip clubs and horse stables, and he had to learn the English language due to only speaking French while he was young. He worked many jobs such as a shoe shiner, dishwasher, cook, and bartender before showing his reading comprehension skills in a French-language test and being admitted to Husson College in Bangor. LePage later attended the University of Maine, earning a Master of Business Administration degree. On 5 January 2011, LePage was elected Governor of Maine for the US Republican Party, and LePage prioritized eliminating the income tax and fighting against illegal drugs, while he also wanted to establish more charter schools. He was re-elected in 2014, defeating US Democratic Party nominee Mike Michaud, and LePage endorsed Donald Trump as President of the United States in 2016.